An updated NIOSH study of asbestos-related diseases among vermiculite miners, millers and processors in Libby, Mont., was published earlier this month by Environmental Health Perspectives, a peer-reviewed research journal of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, on Jan. 3.
The Democratic members of the House Committee on Education and Labor met Thursday morning to approve subcommittee chairs and memberships for the 110th Congress, announced committee chairman George Miller, D-Calif.
An updated NIOSH study of asbestos-related diseases among vermiculite miners, millers and processors in Libby, Mt., has been published online by Environmental Health Perspectives, a peer-reviewed research journal of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIOSH).
As a massive front of winter weather moves its way across the Eastern United States, federal and state OS&H agencies, as well as safety associations, are urging enterprises not closed for Martin Luther King Day to take especial caution for the safety of their workers today.
Providing participants in Boston's YouthBuild program with safety and health training and resources is the goal of a new alliance among OSHA, the Massachusetts Division of Occupational Safety (MA-DOS) and YouthBuild Boston (YBB).
Americans who have resolved to lose weight or kick the tobacco habit in 2007 may consider turning to an unexpected, but useful resource to help them stay on track – their employer.
The AFL-CIO and the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Labor, asking a court to order the agency to issue a final rule requiring employers to pay for personal protective equipment (PPE).
A boiler exploded at a coal burning power plant in Beverly, Ohio, on Monday, killing one worker delivering liquid hydrogen, and injuring nine others, authorities said.
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